Great story, Julie! You are such a good writer. I'd never thought about a fic being written for this Missing Moment from Neville's seventh year. I can tell that you put a lot of thought into what it would have been like for him during that time. Very, very well done.

Nicely done. We only see the hardships the trio go through, but get to know little about the situation at Hogwarts. I think you hit on the perfidy of the Carrows' rule very well.

AggiebellSunday 9th December 2007 08:17

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Thanks so much!

I think I probably didn't come close to how bad it was at Hogwarts, which makes me very sad for the students that were forced to actually deal with it. Like you said, we really don't get to see much of what happened -- I read and re-read and re-read chapter 29 while I was writing this, just so I could get some small hint of what Neville (and the rest of them) went through, and each time I read it, I found myself more and more horrified.

Very good. I really liked it. When I read DH and saw the change in Neville I was so excited. Rowling did exactly what I was hoping she would do with him. I love Neville. He ranks right up there with Sam from Lord of the Rings. Thank you for such a wonderful Neville story.

AggiebellSunday 9th December 2007 08:08

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Thanks so much for your review! I love Neville, too, and I was also very excited with the part that he played in the story (you should've heard my *squee* when he killed Nagini! I scared my kids. )

Julie, this story is your best to date. Your love for Neville Longbottom is evident in every paragraph and you just make me want to hug him! You show his quiet heroism and strength in his willingness to put his life on the line to do what is right. Thanks for writing this wonderful story. It's quickly becoming a story I will be reading many times over.

AggiebellSunday 9th December 2007 08:05

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Oh, thanks, Arnel. *hugs you* This one really almost wrote itself (seriously, I wrote probably 90% of it in one day), and I think it's because I do love Neville so much. I'm so glad to know that my love for him was evident.